Started from the car park at 8am. This week there were 2 cars there before me. Jill came along for the walk today and we packed a picnic. All the usual birds on the walk-in, with the addition of common sandpiper. There were none here last week, this week I heard (and saw) at least 2 male calling from the brook. There were many green hairstreak butterflies along the path, and plenty green tiger beetles too.
Green tiger beetle - click on photo to enlarge
"Feathered-ear" ? moth on the langden valley path
From the building, we had great views of a pair of hen harrier, first individually and then sky-dancing together. 2 male ring ouzels flew down the valley and a pair of wheatear seem to have nested in the building chimney.
A lovely day with a nice picnic but only one new bird (common sandpiper) for my 2010 yearlist
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